[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 121, 110th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

121 STAT. 558

Public Law 110-56
110th Congress

An Act


 
To authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and reconstruction
of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that
collapsed on August 1, 2007, to waive the $100,000,000 limitation on
emergency relief funds for those emergency repairs and reconstruction,
and for other purposes. [NOTE: Aug. 6, 2007 -  [H.R. 3311]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to
carry out a project for the repair and reconstruction of the Interstate
I-35W bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August
1, 2007.
(b) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the project
carried out under this section shall be 100 percent.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $250,000,000 to carry out this section. Such sums shall
remain available until expended.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF EMERGENCY RELIEF LIMITATION.

The limitation contained in section 125(d)(1) of title 23, United
States Code, of $100,000,000 shall not apply to expenditures under
section 125 of such title for the repair or reconstruction of the
Interstate I-35W bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that
collapsed on August 1, 2007.
SEC. 3. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR TRANSIT AND TRAVEL INFORMATION
SERVICES.

Section 1112 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1171) is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``There''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:

``(b) Minnesota.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of chapter
1 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary may--
``(A) use funds authorized to carry out the
emergency relief program under section 125 of such title
for the repair and reconstruction of the Interstate I-
35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on
August 1, 2007; and
``(B) use not to exceed $5,000,000 of the funds made
available for fiscal year 2007 for Federal Transit
Administration Discretionary Programs, Bus and Bus
Facilities (without any local matching funds
requirement) for operating expenses of the Minnesota
State department of

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transportation for actual and necessary costs of
maintenance and operation, less the amount of fares
earned, which are provided by the Metropolitan Council
(of Minnesota) as a temporary substitute for highway
traffic service following the collapse of the Interstate
I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 1,
2007, until highway traffic service is restored on such
bridge.
``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of
activities reimbursed under this subsection shall be 100
percent.''.

Approved August 6, 2007.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3311:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 153 (2007):
Aug. 3, considered and passed House. Considered and passed Se
nate, amended.
Aug. 4, House concurred in Senate amendment.